Forbes Magazine has Released their Annual Hip hop Cash kings List. And the List Topped by Dr.Dre at Number.1 Position,Jay and Diddy tied for 2 Position with $60 million hauls respectively. Drake jumps to the 4 Position with $33 million, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis round out the top five with $32 million.
Forbes describes the methodology for calculating their list as follows:
The Hip-Hop Cash Kings list tracks pretax earnings for living artists whose work is primarily classified as hip-hop or rap. To form the list, we considered income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated from June 2013 to June 2014 and based on data from Pollstar, the RIAA and Nielsen SoundScan, and from interviews with numerous managers, lawyers, music executives and some of the artists themselves.
Check out the Full List Below :
1. Dr. Dre – $620 million
2. Jay Z – $60 million
2. Diddy – $60 million
4. Drake – $33 million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
6. Kanye West – $30 million
7. Birdman – $24 million
8. Lil Wayne – $23 million
9. Pharrell Williams – $22 million
10. Eminem – $18 million
11. Nicki Minaj – $14 million
12. Wiz Khalifa – $13 million
13. Pitbull – $12 million
14. Snoop Dogg – $10 million
15. Kendrick Lamar – $9 million
16. Ludacris – $8 million
17. Tech N9ne – $8 million
18. Swizz Beatz – $8 million
19. 50 Cent – $8 million
20. Rick Ross – $7 million
21. J. Cole – $7 million
22. DJ Khaled – $7 million
23. Lil Jon – $7 million
24. Mac Miller – $7 million
